The newly formed World Baseball Softball Confederation
Europe (WBSC Europe) has today announced the signing of Sportradar as its
inaugural partner and service provider.

Sportradar’s world-leading OTT platform solution will
become the first joint initiative of the newly formed WBSC Europe following the
historic merger between European Softball Federation (ESF) and Confederation of
European Baseball (CEB) last week in Paris.

The platform will provide live and on-demand streaming
of a number of baseball and softball tournaments across Europe, including all
Pan-European Competitions, such as the European Championships, Super 6 and
Youth Championships. Looking forward, Sportradar’s OTT is also set to support
the national competitions and leagues of member federations in the future.

Sportradar Managing Director of OTT, Rainer Geier said:
“We are very pleased to have been signed as the first partner of the new WBSC
Europe. This new initiative will help enhance the popularity and visibility of
both softball and baseball across Europe with both live and on-demand
broadcasts and video content available for fans. This is yet another quality
initiative that will see Sportradar’s OTT services used to help broadcast sport
direct to fans, joining our already established partnerships with federations
such as the European Handball Federation (EHF), EuroHockey, ITF and ITTF.”

ESF President, Gabriel Waage underlined: "The
joint platform will concentrate all softball and baseball streaming in one
place. That is great news for all fans and for all potential followers and
supporters."

CEB Vice President and Head of Marketing and Media,
Rainer Husty added: "This a unique chance to position our sport on a
strong, joint platform. We see a lot of potential in this project for the
growth of our game and are very happy to have Sportradar as a partner on our
side."

The World
Baseball Softball Confederation Europe (WBSC Europe) is the governing body for
the sport of baseball and softball in Europe. The Confederation was formed in
February 2018 when delegates of 38
baseball, softball, and combined National European Federations unanimously
approved the merge of the European Softball Federation (ESF) and Confederation
of European Baseball (CEB).

The two
federations have been working together across various matters, including
development, general operations, media and marketing for several years. The
merger will see softball and baseball officially working hand-in-hand in all
aspects of the sports across Europe.

Sportradar is the
global leader in understanding and leveraging the power of sports data and
digital content for its clients around the world. We provide cutting-edge
solutions and services to media companies, bookmakers, sports federations and
state authorities.

Partnering with
the likes of the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the National Football
League (NFL) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) as their official
data partner, we have provided numerous rights holders with the tools and
services to unlock the full power and impact of their data. Besides being a
market leading company in the sports betting and media industries, Sportradar
also operates a unique Fraud Detection System (FDS) which is relied upon by law
enforcement agencies as well as several sports federations, including ESL, the
NBA and FIFA.

More than 1,000
businesses in over 80 countries rely on Sportradar’s data depth and quality
services in their daily business. Headquartered in Switzerland, Sportradar has
offices in 34 other cities and employs over 1,800 highly experienced staff
worldwide.